Measures of persistent absence for the COVID age
We try to calculate some new measures of persistent absence that try to account for the effects of COVID on school attendance data
Inspection has become tougher for primary schools
A summary of Ofsted judgments from the Autumn term 2021 compared to the same period in 2019.
How school absence varies from day to day
Absence tends to be lowest on Wednesday mornings and (perhaps unsurprisingly) highest on Friday afternoons.
Increasing rates of sickness absence in primary schools
Absence overall has decreased this term, but sickness absence is as high as it's been during the pandemic
How many pupils from mainstream schools are educated off site each week?
We look at how many pupils were educated off-site, dual-registered and absent due to exclusion in the week ending 8th October 2021
How many primary school pupils have been persistently absent so far this year?
An overview of persistent absence in primary schools so far this year compared to 2019/20 and 2020/21
Absence in primary schools so far this year
Absence in primary schools in the first half-term of this year was better than last year, but is still worse than pre-pandemic. A reduction in COVID infections is needed to avoid disruption this half-term.
Have disadvantaged pupils fallen further behind during the pandemic?
Read the headline findings from an ongoing study exploring the effects of COVID on the attainment gap
